How to resize photos

[HoBow]

This is how I resize photos:

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Click on the second to last icon on the bottom to open the picture in Paint.

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Go to the image menu and choose stretch/skew

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Change the Horizontal and Vertical percents to 50.  Save and the image should be able to be small enough to post on PA.  If not, change the percents until it is small enough.

That simple!  Sorry the screenshots are hard to see, but they should be good enough to understand.

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[Steve Cover]

Excellent Tutorial!
(Naturally, I think so, because I use the same method  )

However, rather than just set the size to 50%, I calculate the desired size with my calculator.
When you place the cursor on the photo title, a small box will open up telling you the current picture size in pixels.
If my desired size in one direction is 800 pixels, I divide 800 by the corresponding dimension displayed when I place the cursor on the picture title.

For example:

I've take a photo at maximum image quality that measures 3649 x XXX.
The size I want to end up with is 800 Pixels wide.

800 / 3649 = .21923...... or about 22%

I then open the picture in Paint and resize to (in this case) 22%
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Steve

[riarcher]

I've used this a lot. Very easy and intuitive.
Free download and resizes all photos very easilly in your PC. Windows & Mac.
http://pixresizer.en.softonic.com/

[El Destructo]

I am a really Simple Person....I just email them to myself...and Outlook asks You if You want to resize them....

[Diligence]

I've been using Shrinkpictures successfully.

www.shrinkpictures.com

[Marc St Louis]

The easiest program to use for resizing pictures is the old MS Photo Editor.  It was discontinued with winxp but you can still download it here http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/microsoft-photo-editor.html